Scraper for pots, pans, and the like



July 10, 1945. s. MAYER 2,380,186

SCRAPER FOR POTS, FANS, AND THE LIKE Filed March 21, 1944 INVENTOR BEATRICE $.MAYER av a gAwL Patented July 10, 1945 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I 2,380,l86 v J SCRAPER. FOR POTS, PAN S,'AND THE LIKE Beatrice S. Mayer, New Rochelle, N. Y. 1

Application March 21, 1944, Serial No. 527,417

' 1 Claim. (01. 15236) This invention is an implement for scraping extraneous matter from pots, pans, dishes, etc.,

and is adapted to be used .in addition to or in Y lieu of steel wool and the like which is commonly used for this purpose.

The invention, comprises, generally speaking, a thimble-like member adapted to fit over the finger of the user and along one or more sides of which extends a blade, different Portions of the edges of which are preferably in angular relation to one another and are sharpened sufflciently to permit these edges to be used as scrapers. In practice the blade may be formed integral with the thimble portion or may be removable in character, so that new blades may be associated with ,move extraneous matter which orinarily tends to firmly adhere to cooking receptacles,

The article shown in Figure 1 may be made of any suitable material, metallic or otherwise, but. in practice, it is preferably integrally molded from some plastic material, which is sufliciently hard to hold a good scraping edge.

In Figures 3 and 4 I have shown a modified form or theinvention which difiers from Figures 1 and' 2 mainly in that the blade, here indicated at 3:1, is removable from the thimble member, here indicated at la. This removability. is made possible by forming, along one side and about the the thimble portion from time to time as the old ones are dulled through use;

The device of this invention may bemade of any suitable materials, such as metal, glass, or plastic materials.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claim, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

The drawing illustrates difierent practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions end of the thimble portion la, a pair of spaced apart flanges 1 providing between them a slot 8. The blade has a close sliding fit with this slot and this fit is such as to set up suflicient friction to preclude inadvertent displacement of the blade in use. This relation of the parts will result if the flanges I are sufliciently resilient to be siightly sprung or tensioned when the blade has slipped.

-..into position. When thus assembled, the blade therein shown are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as definingthe limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-4 ure 1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing a modified form of construction.

of Fig- Figure 4 is a section on the line l4 of Figure 3.

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, I indicates a tapered, frusto conical thimble portion adapted to fit over the finger 0f the user and the open end of whidh is preferably provided with a strengthening flange 2. Along one side and across the end of the portion I is an integrally formed blade .3, extending radially outward from the portion l and provided with a plurality of scraping edges 4, 5 and 6 arranged in angular relation to one another. By making diflerent portions of the edge of the blade as shown, all parts of a pot or pan may be conveniently scraped for the operator 'may employ the edge most conpan to be operated upon. The blade'is prefer;- ably tapered to the edges, as shown best in Figure 2, so that this edge is sufficiently sharp to re- 'venient for the particular portion of the pot or will be held against inadvertent displacement,

but can be readily removed to permit of the insertion of a new blade as and when desired.

The thimbleand blade portions of the structures of Figures 3 and 4 may be made of the same material or they may be made from diflerent materials without departing from this invention.

Thethimble portion of the device of this invention is shown as tapered, so that it may readily fit fingers of 'difierent sizes and thus, when a finger is thrust into such thimble portion, it will-be tightly held thereon, so as to permit of the manipulation of the scraper, as will be readily understood.

An important practical feature of the present invention resides in the fact thatthe finger of the operating hand is enclosed within the thimble portion in such a manner as to protect the finger of the operator and to also protect the finger nail against breakage when the device is in use.

The blade 3 has been shown in the accompany.-'

ing drawing as extending-along one side of the thimble and across one end thereof. If desired, however, it may be made so as to extend entirely around both sides of the thimble and across one end thereof without departing from the invention. It is also within the purview of the invenedges in angular relation to one another in a manner similar to the edges 4, 5 and 8 01' Fignre 1.

The device is relatively simple in construction, economical to manufacture and operates with marked efllciency in use. It has been described primarily for use in scraping pots, and pans, but it may be employed for various other purposes where the use of a scraper is indicated.

The foregoing detailed description sets forththe invention in its preferred practical form, but the invention is to be understood as fully commensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus'fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A scraper for pots, pans and the like compris- I ing a relatively rigid frusto conical thimble closed at its smaller end and adapted to flt over the finger of the user to enclose and protect the finger against injury, and a relatively thin rigid scraper blade projecting radially from said thimble and extending uninterruptedly along at least one side and across the closed end thereof, said blade hav-v ing a succession of straight scraping edges consecutively inangular relation to one another and forming at their juncture scraper points, said straight scraping edges being of different lengths, with the longest scraping edge extending longitudinally of the thimble from the open end thereof to and terminating near the closed end thereof BEATRICE s. MAYER. 

